This judgment is final but may be subject to editorial revision. The Grand Chamber affirmed the judgment of the Fourth Section delivered on 11 July 2006. UNHCR submitted an intervention in this case.
This judgment is final but may be subject to editorial revision. The Grand Chamber affirmed the judgment of the Fourth Section delivered on 11 July 2006.
The court examines the applicability of English Law vs Iraqi law, whether UNSCR regulations and the UN Charter qualified Mr Al-Jedda rights under the ECHR, such that his detainment would not be a violation of Article 5 (1). The Secretary of State (SoS) also raised an new untested argument regarding where the appellant's detention was attributable to the United Nations and therefor outside the scope of the ECHR.
Law reports: [2007] UKHL 58; [2008] 2 WLR 31; [2008] 1 AC 332; Times 13-Dec-2008
On appeal from the Court of Appeal: [2006] EWCA Civ 327.